[governance] [Fwd: The Not-So-Neutral Net]

[Roland Perry]

In message <4D44F0F5.4090108 at itforchange.net>, at 10:32:45 on Sun, 30 
Jan 2011, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> writes
>quote from the article below
>
>We're already seeing what a world without real Net Neutrality will look 
>like. Just weeks after the FCC's vote, MetroPCS, the nation's 
>fifth-largest wireless carrier, announced new plans that would block 
>popular applications like Skype and Netflix while favoring YouTube. 
>This is particularly egregious because MetroPCS serves a lower-income 
>audience that is increasingly moving toward the mobile Web as their 
>only way to get online

The question still remains - why are users expecting to access Netflix 
from their mobile phones (at no extra cost)? It's not an appropriate use 
of the technology. I'd prefer people had unfettered access to 
information, rather than entertainment, but maybe I'm just an 
old-fashioned Internet user.

I'm reminded of the "Penny Post", invented in the UK as a flat rate fee 
for sending a letter anywhere in the country (previously it was charged 
on distance, and the recipient rather than the sender paid). However, 
they probably wouldn't expect to deliver someone's weekly grocery 
shopping for a penny. Is that a restriction of free expression?
-- 
Roland Perry
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